CO129-524-4 Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong 30-12-1929 - 9-12-1930 — Page 58

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the Agreement of August 4th, 1900, between the Adminis-

tretion and the two associated companies, under whion

all a reements between the Adɛinistration and the Com-

panies or either of them were extended until December

31st, 1930. The Chinese novernment have now declared

that when these agreements expire they will not be re-

newed in their present form and it is practically certain

that whatever new agreements may be negotiated between

the Chinese authorities and the Cable Companies to regu-

late their relations after the end of this year, His

Majesty's Government will not be invited (and would, I

imagine, probably be unwilling! to be in any sense z

party to them.

4.

If this is so I presume that the Chinese

Telegraph Administration will after December 31st next

no longer have any contractual claim via-a-via the

British authorities to the right to maintain their

office in the Colony of Hong Kong.

I have, ata..

(Is the absence of H. 3. Minister)

H.3.

(Signed) . X. B. Ingram.